Page 3: Historical Events In 1840

May 07   On this day in history the birth of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer   

May 07   In the year 1840 the birth of Peter Tchaikovsky, Russian composer   

May 07   Tornado strikes Natchez Miss, kills 317 in the year 1840.   

May 07   In the year 1840 tornado strikes Natchez MS, kills 317   

May 08   In the year 1840 alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process   

May 11   Filippo Capocci, composer in the year 1840.   

May 13   Alphonse Daudet, writer on this day in history.   

May 17   Niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

May 20   York Minster was badly damaged by fire in the year 1840.   

May 21   On this day in history new Zealand became a British colony   

May 21   On this day in history nZ became a British colony   

May 22   In the year 1840 the transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.   

May 24   Frederick Walker, painter in the year 1840.   

May 27   On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57   

May 29   In the year 1840 hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz)   

May 30   Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 in the year 1840.   

Jun 02   On this day in history the birth of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet   

Jun 02   In the year 1840 thomas Hardy, England, poet/novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd)   

Jun 03   Eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer/poet (Morning Twilight) in the year 1840.   

Jun 06   John Stainer, composer in the year 1840.   

Jun 07   Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67) in the year 1840.   

Jun 07   Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 in the year 1840.   

Jun 10   On this day in history the birth of Henry Morton Stanley, US journalist and explorer   

Jun 10   Thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 in the year 1840.   

Jun 11   In the year 1840 henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser   

Jun 12   On this day in history meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands   

Jun 19   On this day in history john Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50   

Jun 20   Samuel Morse patents his telegraph in the year 1840.   

Jun 22   Ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker) in the year 1840.   

Jun 24   In the year 1840 louis Brassin, composer   

Jun 25   Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82 in the year 1840.   

Jun 29   On this day in history lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65   

Jul 01   Robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer on this day in history.   

Jul 04   James McGranahan, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii   

Jan 05   John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1840 birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer   

Jan 18   Ernst Rudorff, composer was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 21   Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 22   Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company) was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)   

Jan 22   In the year 1840 death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)   

Mar 02   Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81 in the year 1840.   

Mar 12   On this day in history friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61   

Mar 22   In the year 1840 death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)   

Mar 28   In the year 1840 simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89   

Mar 30   In the year 1840 george (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies   

Apr 19   On this day in history death of jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)